Events Diary
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Here is where we will be out and about at Shows, Talks and Workshops in the year ahead.
The talks are booked by specific groups but you don't need to be a member to attend, as visitors are always welcome for a small contribution. Please contact us by phone or email if you would like to book us or if you need any more details. A description of all the talks we offer are here.
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Glamour, glitter, gold, intricate weavings and stunning embroideries are all part of the textiles and costumes made and worn for weddings, festivals and temple ceremonies.
A wedding in Java, a temple ceremony in Bali, New Year celebrations amongst the hilltribes of Northern Thailand, and a Yao wedding in Laos.
The significance of the textiles, and the stories of their designs are as fascinating as the way they are made and the events they are made for. Come and enjoy!
SORRY TO SAY THAT THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. KEEP WELL EVERYONE AND PLEASE ORDER ONLINE. We are keeping our mail order going.
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
THIS WONDERFUL SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE FEEL SO SORRY FOR CHRISSIE AND HER TEAM WHOPUT SO MUCH TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY INTO IT. BUT NEVER MIND! WE WILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR!!!! ONWARDS!
In the meantime, please order online... thanks!
We shall be here again at The Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells for this wonderful show.
Come and find us on our usual stand (E5 in Hall 1)
If you've never been to Wonderwool before, we highly recommend it. Very friendly, not overwhelming in size but so many quality, unusual and independent traders in anything wooly and fibre related.
And some lovely food stalls too!
We never know what the weather will be like at this Show and we've seen it all - from brilliant warm sunshine to gales and snow. Whatever it throws at us, we will be there for our Big Green Van's first big outing of the year, with hot water bottles on standby!
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
The theme for this year's run of shows is "Crossing Borders" (and Border crossings) Our guest speaker in Oxfordshire is the editor of "Asian Textiles", Gavin Strachan. He will be giving us a fascinating talk (at least I hope so!) on the English Marco Polo, Thomas Coryate. The morning talk starts at 11 am and tickets (which cost only £3) will be available from the moment we open our doors at 10am.
At 2 pm we'll have a short talk from Jim Gaffney (my dear husband) on Freedom of Movement for Textiles. This will be followed by our popular "Wear and Tell" and we rely on you to fill the space by wearing something "World Textiley" you've made, or bought or acquired, maybe even at a World Textile Day. You may have a story to tell about it or a question to ask.
Come and enjoy this very enjoyable World Textile Day in the centre of England. There is plenty of easy parking around the venueown, tea and cakes are provided by Adele and her mum, and there are lovely places for lunch nearby, interesting talks, free entrance and amazing specialist textile stalls with plenty of seats. What more can you ask?
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Making beautiful hand made textiles is extremely labour intensive, so do we take them for granted? And how long can these traditions continue? What are the prospects for the makers, and the traditional way of life represented by such wonderful textiles?
We’ll look at the past and possible future solutions in this thought provoking talk illustrated with some of our very best textiles from around the world.
The theme for this year's run of shows is "Crossing Borders" (and Border crossings) Our guest speaker in Scotland is Jim Gaffney (of Textile Traders fame) who will be talking about "Freedom of Movement for Textiles"
The morning talk starts at 11 am and tickets (which cost only £3) will be available from the moment we open our doors at 10am.
At 2 pm we'll have a short talk from Bob Irwin of the African Fabric Shop on the subject of trading beads over borders in Africa, which he has done many times. This will be followed by our popular "Wear and Tell" and we rely on you to fill the space by wearing something "World Textiley" you've made, or bought or acquired, maybe even at a World Textile Day. You may have a story to tell about it or a question to ask.
Come and enjoy our one and only World Textile Day Scotland in this lovely little town. There is easy parking around town, and a very handy railways station within an easy walk, tea and cakes are provided by the local WI, and there are many lovely places for lunch nearby, with free entrance and amazing specialist textiles stalls, interesting talks and plenty of seats. What more can you ask?
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
Making beautiful hand made textiles is extremely labour intensive, so do we take them for granted? And how long can these traditions continue? What are the prospects for the makers, and the traditional way of life represented by such wonderful textiles?
We’ll look at the past and possible future solutions in this thought provoking talk illustrated with some of our very best textiles from around the world.
Our theme for 2020 is "Crossing Borders and Border Crossings" and we will be having a series of talks and textile displays on this theme as ever!
In Norfolk our guest speaker is Jennifer Hughes, a textile artists and collector who will show us her amazing ikat collection.
Jennifer will be speaking at 11 am. As usual our talks only cost £3 per ticket (and are available on the day)
At 2pm Jim will be giving a half hour talk in the afternoon on "Freedom of Movement for Textiles" - no idea what that will be about!
And that will be followed by a session of "Wear and Tell" - your chance to wear something interesting from somewhere around the world and tell us about it!
Tea, coffee and cakes are available throughout the day at the venue.
There is plenty of free parking at the hall and the nearest station is at Brandon. Delicious lunches are also available nearby.
Come and join us at our very popular Show in Norfolk.
Making beautiful hand made textiles is extremely labour intensive, so do we take them for granted? And how long can these traditions continue? What are the prospects for the makers, and the traditional way of life represented by such wonderful textiles?
We’ll look at the past and possible future solutions in this thought provoking talk illustrated with some of our very best textiles from around the world.
This is the first World Textile Day at this venue in the new forest, so we are keeping our fingers crossed that it will be a good one! The theme for this year's run of shows is "Crossing Borders" (and Border crossings)
Our guest speakers for the next three shows will be the stunning double act of Magie Relph (of the African Fabric Shop) and Diane Gaffney (of Textile Traders) Together they will present a talk on the journey of batik from its origins in Indonesia to West Africa where it has ended up as wax print. A bit of history, geography, politics and intrique are all thrown into the story.
The morning talk starts at 11 am and tickets (which cost only £3) will be available from the moment we open our doors at 10am.
At 2 pm we'll have a short talk from an amazing collector of animal trappings, Gaynor Williams.This will be followed by our popular "Wear and Tell" and we rely on you to fill the space by wearing something "World Textiley" you've made, or bought or acquired, maybe even at a World Textile Day. You may have a story to tell about it or a question to ask.
Come and enjoy this new World Textile Day South venue in this lovely little town. There is parking around town, and tea and cakes will be available, plus many lovely places for lunch nearby, with free entrance and amazing specialist textiles stalls, interesting talks and plenty of seats. What more can you ask?
We love coming back to this venue with the wonderful Saltford Community Association. And we're hoping for another stonking good year.! The theme for this year's run of shows is "Crossing Borders" (and Border crossings)
Our guest speakers for the next three shows will be the stunning double act of Magie Relph (of the African Fabric Shop) and Diane Gaffney (of Textile Traders) Together they will present a talk on the journey of batik from its origins in Indonesia to West Africa where it has ended up as wax print. A bit of history, geography, politics and intrique are all thrown into the story.
The morning talk starts at 11 am and tickets (which cost only £3) will be available from the moment we open our doors at 10am.
At 2 pm we'll have a short talk from the very famous antique textile dealer (not him, the textiles!) John Gillow who will be telling us about the Afghan border and the textiles from around that area.
This will be followed by our popular "Wear and Tell" and we rely on you to fill the space by wearing something "World Textiley" you've made, or bought or acquired, maybe even at a World Textile Day. You may have a story to tell about it or a question to ask.
Come and enjoy this great venue so handily placed on the bus route between Bath and Bristol. There is free parking and superb refreshements are provided by the Community Association. with free entrance and amazing specialist textiles stalls, interesting talks and plenty of seats. What more can you ask?
The theme for this year's run of shows is "Crossing Borders" (and Border crossings) and this day in Frodsham is our last one of the year. So if you haven't made it to any of our shows, please try and get to this one!
Our guest speakers for this show will be the stunning double act of Magie Relph (of the African Fabric Shop) and Diane Gaffney (of Textile Traders) Together they will present a talk on the journey of batik from its origins in Indonesia to West Africa where it has ended up as wax print. A bit of history, geography, politics and intrique are all thrown into the story.
The morning talk starts at 11 am and tickets (which cost only £3) will be available from the moment we open our doors at 10am.
At 2 pm we'll have a short talk from the ever popular Japanese sashiko quilter and expert Susan Briscoe.
This will be followed by our popular "Wear and Tell" and we rely on you to fill the space by wearing something "World Textiley" you've made, or bought or acquired, maybe even at a World Textile Day. You may have a story to tell about it or a question to ask.
Come and enjoy World Textile Day North in this lovely and very easily accessible little town - just off the motorways. There is plenty of parking at the venue, and tea and cakes will be available, plus many lovely places for lunch nearby, with free entrance and amazing specialist textiles stalls, interesting talks and plenty of seats. What more can you ask?
We have our fingers firmly crossed that this show will go ahead on its amended date.
This is a new one for us and we are all hoping that things will be easier by October.
Best of Luck!
Meantime please use our Mail Order online service
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The theme for this year's run of shows is "Crossing Borders". Our guest speaker in Wales is well known textile collector, author and speaker, Angela Thompson. I have seen her speak several times, and she is always very entertaining. Her talk covers her journeys and textiles all the way from Japan to Turkey. That talk will be at 11 am and tickets (only £3) will be available from the moment we open doors at 10am.
At 2 pm we'll have a short talk from Bob Irwin of the African Fabric Shop on the subject of trading beads over borders in Africa, which he has done many times. This will be followed by our popular "Wear and Tell" and we rely on you to fill the space by wearing something "World Textiley" you've made, or bought or acquired. You may have a funny story to tell or a question to ask about it.
Come and enjoy our first World Textile Day of the year in this lovely little town. There is easy parking around town, tea and cakes are provided by Doreen and her ladies, with lovely places for lunch nearby, demonstrations by the Braid Society and the Quilt group, free entrance and amazing specialist stalls. What more can you ask?
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